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see what sticks

see what sticks verb: to test multiple tactics at once in order to attain a particular result.

Verb

see what sticks (third-person singular simple present sees what sticks, present participle seeing what sticks, simple past saw what sticks, past participle seen what sticks)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To test multiple tactics at once in order to attain a particular result.

Forms of see what sticks

third-person singular presentsees what sticks
present participleseeing what sticks
pastsaw what sticks
past participleseen what sticks

Words formed from see what sticks

Questions about see what sticks

What does see what sticks mean?
See what sticks means to test multiple tactics at once in order to attain a particular result.
What part of speech is see what sticks?
See what sticks is a verb.
What is the past tense of see what sticks?
The past tense of see what sticks is saw what sticks.

Words near see what sticks in the dictionary

  1. see things
  2. see through
  3. see through a millstone
  4. see to
  5. see to it
  6. see what sticks
  7. see which way the cat jumps
  8. see with half an eye
  9. see ya
  10. see yellow
  11. see you

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